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moonquake

moonquake noun: a seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.

Noun

moonquake (plural moonquakes)

  1. A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.
    • Moonquakes and meteorite strikes could damage a reactor, but the chances are slim.2025 August 8, Chandelis Duster, Geoff Brumfiel, “NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means”, in NPR

moonquake meaning in Tamil and Malay

moonquake in Tamil

நிலா நடுக்கம்

moonquake in Malay

lunar seismic event
gempa bulan

Forms of moonquake

pluralmoonquakes
alternative formmoon-quake

Origin of moonquake

From moon + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

Words that rhyme with moonquake

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Questions about moonquake

What does moonquake mean?
Moonquake means a seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.
What is moonquake in Tamil?
Moonquake in Tamil is நிலா நடுக்கம். See Moonquake meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is moonquake?
Moonquake is a noun.
What is the plural of moonquake?
The plural of moonquake is moonquakes.

Words near moonquake in the dictionary

  1. moonpool
  2. moonpools
  3. moonport
  4. moonports
  5. moonproof
  6. moonquake
  7. moonquakes
  8. moonraker
  9. moonrakers
  10. moonraking
  11. moonran

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: moonquake (page history and authors); moonquake (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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